Wimauma News

Carlos Curnow found himself on the hot seat July 17 with only one hour to prepare.

Fidencio Rosas was arrested Monday, charged with gunning down a Wimauma man's dog in June 2007 and trying to kill the man as well.

Terry Underwood remembers when his wife found their son's body. Timothy Underwood had gone out the night before with friends, his father said.

By Melody Jameson melody@observernews.net History, Mark Dunn asserts with emphasis, should be fun.

Francisco Pecina was on the telephone Friday night with Joe Luis Castanada talking about a cocaine deal involving a couple hundred grams, police said.

Francisco Pecina was on the phone last night with Joe Luis Castanada, according to police, talking about a cocaine deal involving a couple hundred grams.

A shooting victim was stable and police were looking for clues that could help them figure out who fired at the 44-year-old late Tuesday.

Authorities arrested a Hillsborough County woman on drug possession and child neglect charges Tuesday after they say she used heroin in her truck at a Manatee gas station, then passed out in the hot vehicle ...

A Wimauma man had about $10,000 in cocaine in a baby formula bottle Monday afternoon, Hillsborough County deputies say.

Sharon Myers slumps behind the steering wheel of her Ford pickup, squinting into the afternoon sun.

Maria Jimenez, director of charter schools for the Redlands Christian Migrant Association, is a candidate for the Democratic nomination to represent Florida House District 101.

However, both the multiple-community plan and the event are likely to be on the unusual side.

Authorities say a Manatee County School District substitute teacher was arrested on a charge he punched a 15-year-old boy in the face inside a state juvenile detention facility.

Construction crews restored traffic on U.S. 301 Saturday, opening the road to two-way traffic for the first time since a fuel tanker plunged from Interstate 75 onto the roadway below on Wednesday.

Commuters and other drivers who rely on a stretch of Interstate 75 between Ellenton and Bradenton will spend more time and gas getting to and from their destinations - possibly for several weeks.

Melody Jameson Photo Pointing to potential problem areas, Vivienne Handy, a biologist and Wimauma resident, underscores community objections to a proposed residential development east of Westlake Drive and ...

A hand-painted sign on U.S. 301 is all that signifies the entry to a new place where shoppers can buy pottery with an international flavor.

For nearly 40 years, McMullen Dry Cleaning, a local fixture, has operated in the heart of this community.

A local company is donating used inflatable play areas to missionaries in hopes of bringing fun to needy children in foreign countries.

“The dogs were living in raw sewage”

Fourteen of 26 dogs seized last week from a roadside Wimauma dogmonger went on the adoption block today. via Tampa Bay Online